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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. ROGERS, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

TIME-CHECK REGlSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.308,993, dated December 9, 1884:.

Application filed April 3, 1854. (No model.)

` T0 all LU/1,0m t may concern.-

Be it hnown that l, CHARLES D. Bocnns, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Check Registers; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, and to letters or figures of of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to time-check registers to be used in manufactories, te.; and it consists, essentially, of a series ofradially-arranged drawers or checkboxes adapted to be connected with clock-work or other suitable mechanism, for the purpose of revolving` the boxes successively beneath one or more stationary check conductors or chutes.

The invention further consists of two check receivers or chambers, each provided with a mouth opening into the chamber, the said openings being of `unequal size.

The invention also consists oil two classes or series of non-interchangeable time-checks, adapted to be deposited within said receiver.

The invention finally consists in arranging and connecting together a number of said receivers in a manufactory, whereby a workman,being upon any floor of the building, may deposit his time-check into the receiver, from whence it falls into a revolving box of the register below, all as will be more fully hercinafter set forth.

The object of this invention is to enable a workmanto deposithis in77 or out77 check within a corresponding aperture ofthe stationary double receiver which leads to the revolving receptacles or numbered boxes below. By means of this device the person in charge thereof can readily compute the working time of the operative whose checks are found thereln the annexed sheet of drawings, Figure l represents the improved system by which the checks are coni/eyed from any iloor of a building t0 the register below; Fic, 2, a vertical central section through the register, showing mechanism for revolving the check -boxes; Fig. 3, a plan view oi' the saine, a portion of the top being broken away. Fig. 4 is a front view of the double-check receiver; Fio. 5, a top view of the same; Fig. 6, a vertical section through 0 0 of Fig. et, and Fig. T represents perspective views of the out 7 and in 7 checks adapted to be used herewith.

This invention (which is an improvement upon the patent granted to Phillips and Griswold, August 22, 1882, No. 262,979) may be described as follows:

A in the drawings represents the casing of the apparatus or register provided with a central spindle, a. A crown-wheel, b, is secured to said spindle, the latter also carrying the circular box`holder B, provided with a series of radially arranged and numbered boxes or pockets, B. Said holder is adapted to rest upon the wheel b, and is detachably secured thereto by means or' the sliding key c. An cxtension, D, ofthe casing A is adapted to contain the clock-train G, or other suitable actuating mechanism, which engages with the crown-wheel b by means of the pinion c. Itis now evident that the action of the train G will cause the wheel b and holder B, to revolve, thus carrying the boxes B successively under the stationary pipes or chutes f. The cover a is hinged or otherwise adapted to render the boxes B accessible. By means of electrical or other suitably-arranged escapement the boxes may be given an intermittent rotary motion.

The second portion, E, of this invention consists of two check receivers or chambers, F F', of peculiar construction, connected by ties t t, and adapted to be secured to a wall or partition, asshown. About midway ol' each receiver is lormeda mouth, s, opening into the chamber at il, (see Fig. 6,) said openings being of unequal size. rlhe chambers F F are adapted to connect with tubes j', as shown, and are lettered out and in7 respectively.

H, Fig. 7, represents the out-check, whichis thinner but of greater diameter than the inchech Il', which latter is adapted to pass through the opening H2, Eig. G, and into the chamber F.

Itis obvious that various forms of checks may be substituted Jfor the lat ones shown- IOO such, lfor instance, as spherical, rectangular, etc-but in any case the out-check cannot enter the in-chamber F nor the iii-check enter the out-chamber F. I do not, however, limit myself to this exact form and construction, as the receivers may be modified considerably without departing from the spirit ol" the invention.

In Fig. l Ihave represented a building provided with a series ot' check-receivers, E, connected by tubes j', terminating below in the register A, before described.

In a large number ot industrial establishments it is the present custom to issue daily to the operatives what are termed timechecks,7 each bearing a number or character. These checks are collected during the day by one or more persons, whose duty it is to keep the time of each employe.

By means of this invention much labor is saved, thus enablingI a child even to readily and accurately make up the time for several hundred operatives.

To illustrate the operation, we will assume that the time is to be kept in halt-hours, the cheek-boxes B being numbered correspondingly. The stationary tubes or conductors j" are located over said boxes, the in-tube being one box or a halt-hour ahead of the out-tube, all as shown in Fig. 3, when, now, No. l workman, upon entering the room j ust prior to the hour ot' seven, (to commence work,) will drop an in-check, lzl, into the receiver l5", from whence it i'alls into the box numbered 7. At the stroke of seven o7 clock, however, the boxholderl revolves one box, or a hal l'hour ahead. Suppose, now, another workman (No. 2) arrives late, or just alter seven oclock, he also deposits a check, li, into the receiver li", which falls into the box 7l. lt' both men work until twelve oclock, upon leaving the room they each will deposit an out-check, H, into the i'eceiver lf, from whence they both l'all into the box numbered 12. Should the time-keeper now collect the checks it will be .l'ound that No. l workman commenced work at seven olclock and ceased at twelve oclock, and he is credited with five hours. Xo. 2s checks indicate that he commenced work at half-past seven oelock and left at twelve ocloek, consequently he is credited with only i'our and one-halt' hours labor.

The iii-checks in all cases with this invenstages tion are found in the box indicating the actual hour when the operative commenced work, and the out-checks will be found in the box indicating the hour when he ceased work. rlhis result is obtained by means of the system ot' double checks and receivers, the inreceiver being invariably ahead of the out-receiver when used with the revolving boxes.

As previously stated, the clock-work G, or other escapement mechanism ot' the register A, may be connected electrically with a central or other standard time provided with pins, &c., adapted to operate the holder B every hour or fraction thereof, as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a time-check register, the holderherein described adapted to carry a series of checkboxes, and provided with means `for rotating said holder, and further provided with locking means, whereby it is detachably secured to the actuating spindle, substantially as shown and set forth.

2. ln a time-check register, the combination, with a series oi" check-boxes adapted to receive rotary motion, ot' two stationary tubes or conductors arranged side by side over said boxes, and adapted to transmit checks into two ad]l aeent boxes, substantially as shown, ar d l'or the purpose set forth.

3. The time-check register herein described, consisting ol' the hinged casing A, provided with the spindle c, carrying the wheel I), and box-holder l, in combination with the clock train G and stationary check-conductors ff, all combined and arranged substantially as shown, and l'or the purpose set t'orth.

et. lhe combination, with the double-check receiver l, provided with unequal openings H2, and means i'or distinguishing the same, oi a time-check register provided with a series ot' radiallyarranged and numbered cheekboxcs adapted to receive rotary motion by suitable means, substantially as shown and set l'orth.

ln testimony whereol' i have atlixed my signature in presence el" two witnesses.

Witnesses:

Wir. lt. l)crnitrLn,. Gno. H. REMINGTON.

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